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Recognised as Colour

#AE277E

  • #AE277E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AE277E is a magenta with RGB values 174, 39, 126 and HSL 321°, 63%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AE277E#AE277E
HEX#AE277E
RGBrgb(174, 39, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.1529, 0.4941
RGB percentages68.2%, 15.3%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(321.3, 63.4%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.3, 77.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 77.6%, 27.6%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,413,374
CSS custom property--colour: #AE277E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#51D881

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B5280no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#63697Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59 from the original
Tritanopia#BA2350no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11.3Purple · ΔE 22.8Dark magenta · ΔE 23.6Hot pink · ΔE 25.4Orchid · ΔE 28.4Pale violetred · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#27AE57
Analogous#9A27AE, #AE273B
Triadic#7EAE27, #277EAE
Split complementary#3BAE27, #27AE9A
Tetradic#AE9A27, #27AE57, #273BAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEB3D9
Lighter +30%#E589C4
Lighter +20%#DB60AF
Lighter +10%#D2369B
Darker −10%#841E60
Darker −20%#5B1442
Darker −30%#310B23
Darker −40%#070205
More saturated +25%#C90C86
Less saturated −25%#934276

Channel breakdown

R174
G39
B126
Red174 (68.2%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue321.33°
Saturation (HSL)63.38%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 27 · B 7E

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